The News & Observer of Raleigh, "There is no downside to this other than showing respect for students."While most North Carolina school documents will reflect a student's chosen name, official state student transcripts will still list birth names, at least for now.
Since Republican Gov. Pat McCrory signed North Carolina's notorious "bathroom bill" into law in 2016 — which forced trans people to use public restrooms (in government buildings) that conflict with their gender identity — and banned local jurisdictions from passing pro-LGBTQ+ laws, the state has evolved on queer rights.
Now led by Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper, the state has worked to dismantle the bathroom bill, and several cities, including Hillsborough and Chapel Hill, have.